Human Resources Practices for Environmental Sustainability in Lodging Operations

Contemporary developments in Green (environmental) HRM scholarship

“…128-129). Training and development Organizational change efforts to tackle green issues frequently use education and training programs to disseminate environmental practices (Stalcup, Deale & Todd, 2014), and publicize organizational values to inform employees about needed change(s) during the initial pursuit of ES, e.g. adjusted performance evaluation criteria and enhanced staff competencies (Jackson, 2012b, pp.…”

Planning for an environmental management programme in a luxury hotel and its perceived impact on staff: an exploratory case study

“…EMPs constitute a cornerstone of 'green business' operations that can be defined as the operations generating wealth while concurrently protecting the natural environment for future generations (Daft 2008). When translated to the hospitality context, a 'green' hotel is the one which aims to minimise the negative environmental and societal effects of its operations and educates its guests and staff about the environmental repercussions of their behaviour (Aminudin 2013;Gao and Mattila 2014;Stalcup et al 2014). To aid in implementing EMPs internally, and to demonstrate organisational environmental commitment to the external stakeholders, hotels can opt to undergo eco-certification or adopt the environmental management systems (EMSs), such as ISO 14001 or EMAS (Leslie 2007).…”

“…Broader adoption of EMPs in hotels is constrained by such factors as initial implementation costs, unpredictable consumer reaction, and lack of in-house expertise (Stalcup et al 2014). Graci and Dodds (2008) argue that, despite the better resource availability, luxury hotels can be particularly reluctant to adopt EMPs as there is a misconception in this hospitality sub-sector that environmental efforts do not align with luxury and may therefore compromise guest comfort.…”

“…EMPs further build employee loyalty, customer retention and public reputation (Graci and Dodds 2008). Stalcup et al (2014) identify the lack of in-house expertise on how to implement the environmental management interventions, initial investment costs and possible guest resistance as potential barriers to the adoption of EMPsin hotels.…”

Green human resource management: Development of a valid measurement scale

“…Organizational change activities to manage green problems often used education programs (Jackson, Schuler, & Jiang, ; Stalcup, Deale, & Todd, ). It exposed green practices and conveyed company values to notify individuals about desired change throughout the early pursuit of environmental protection.…”